Madagascar vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$210
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$327
$790
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$610
💸 GDP per capita
$545
$4413
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
7.48
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
49
🌐 English speaking %
18%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
24
43
🏙️ Population
32M
3.03M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($534) is 43% less expensive than in Namibia ($935). Madagascar ranked 180th vs 104th for Namibia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Madagascar compared to 0.7 months in Namibia. Ranked 169th and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Namibia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Madagascar Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$9.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.34
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.2
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$52.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.56%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$821
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$559
$633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$7.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.93
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$5423

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$493
265K
Toamasina
$476
225K
Toliara
$453
169K

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$985
431K
Walvis Bay
$857
103K
Otjiwarongo
$836
28.2K
Rehoboth
$904
40.8K
Tsumeb
$819
35K
Swakopmund
$834
34.3K
Gobabis
$927
33.4K
Mariental
$948
12.5K
Omaruru
$924
10.7K
Oshikango
$807
12.4K